Patriotism questioned

What does patriotic service by the "elites" look like? Prince William and Prince Harry both serve in the British military. Prince Harry is on his second combat tour in Afghanistan and despite a Taliban bounty on him, he has chosen to stay with his "mates."

The example across the Atlantic couldn't be starker. Not one of the five Romney boys has served in the military, despite the fact that all of them came of age during times of war. Where would these five boys get their lack of patriotic values? From their parents, of course.

While in college, Mitt Romney supported the Vietnam War and even protested against student war protesters. While his generational peers were dying in Vietnam, Romney received multiple draft deferments and later went on a Mormon mission in France. As a presidential candidate in 2007, Romney told The Boston Globe "I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam." This longing was not enough to move Mitt to service, a trait he passed on to his sons.

For a family that has benefited so much and who is constantly telling us how great America is, they sure have never shown us how grateful they really are, in the one way that really counts. Or is it that the Romneys think military service and fighting and dying in this country's wars is something that the "47 percent" does?

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Patriotism questioned

SHAWN ADKINS Selma What does patriotic service by the 'elites' look like? Prince William and Prince Harry both serve in the British military.